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The 2021 of Dénia: a tour of the great events of each month

31 December 2021 - 06: 19

As is tradition, to say goodbye to the year we review the news that have made this 2021 of Dénia unique. Join us on a journey to remember how these 12 months have been and what they have meant to our city.

January: the third wave of the coronavirus and false confinement

After the Christmas, Marina Alta found himself in a bleak situation. The Sanitary restrictions of the Holidays they arrived too late, causing the incidence will skyrocket like never before. To alleviate it, they were applied in the Valencian Community the toughest restrictive measures since spring 2020.

The perimeter confinement, which prevented leaving or entering the Community (except for those traveling for a Christmas family reunion), was joined by a harsh curfew from 22:00, leaving the streets empty at night.

But it was not the worst, the hotel business had to sacrifice again to first close at 17:00 and then close completely. Also I know banned social gatherings and several municipalities were completely confined. Dénia got rid of the latter, despite having a higher incidence than the peoples that remained isolated.

However, it was also the month in which vaccination accelerated. Even if there were those who sneaked, the population at risk began to receive at high speed the doses that would change the scenario of the pandemic.

February: the peak of the coronavirus passed through arena

The coronavirus continued to rise, with updates in which 25 deaths with COVID were registered in the region and more than 300 infections in Dénia.

A picture similar to that of January but after a brown filter, well dust invaded the city for weeks. A cloud of Algerian sand left the streets, furniture and vehicles full of dirt. The level of airborne dust in the area caught the attention of experts, as was well above the alert level.

Now at the end of the month we come with good news. The third wave was receding and the Generalitat announced the upcoming end of the most severe restrictions. An optimistic March was expected.

March: more vaccines, less COVID and no failures

March brought the streets back to life, first filling the terraces of the bars to later reopen the interiors and gyms. Dénia had gone from registering 300 cases in a single February update to adding only a dozen per fortnight.

Vaccination sped up, immunizing teaching, as we uncovered surprising stories like the of the shipyard that emerged from a Dianense garage and that now conquers the waters of the whole world. It was also a month of scares, with heavy rains and some other fire.

It was the anniversary of the pandemic, but also that of the ninots who extend their lives much longer than expected. Another year without Fallas but with the joy of the end of the third wave of the coronavirus.

April: when we saw each other from above

In April we saw the greatness of the Marina Alta from space, but we also experienced a small scare with some outbreaks of coronavirus suffered at Easter that endangered the situation. Despite this, that was left thanks to a generalized compliance with the restrictions, although complaints against people from other communities who walked through Dénia after bypassing the perimeter confinement continued to skyrocket.

It was a month of great gastronomy, announcing the Repsol dianenses suns and the great project of Quique Dacosta in the Spanish capital. We also learned funny anecdotes, some not very positive, from his visits to Dénia between David Broncano and a guest.

May: the month of weird things

The month began with neighbors looking up at the night sky to see some strange lights that appeared in it. Meanwhile, those who looked at the ground found the new Valgamediós square, jumping soon the controversy due to the differences it had with respect to the initial project, endangering the plantà of the Falla Oeste.

The lights of the heavens were not the strangest thing that was seen, because whoever was fast could see the Virgin in procession on four wheels. In addition, we had the opportunity to tour the streets of Miami without leaving the city.

There were very positive announcements. On the one hand, Sanitat assured that they would allow Fallas to be held that same year. For another, Dénia revalidated its Blue Flags ahead of the summer season.

June: out of the masks

After 8 months, June brought the end of the curfew. The new normal was imposed that month, returning to a situation with almost no restrictions. In fact, we were able to take off the mask for the first time in almost a year, although only outdoors.

We met the greats beachfront problems and we witness some new scare in the form of burning vehicle in the urban area. We also witnessed the first furniture element of Dénia with a gender perspective: the Kiss Bank.

July: a summer of novelties

Fully already in an atypical summer with great changes on the Dénia coastline. The end of Les Rotes was closed to traffic for the first time, and a few kilometers we discovered the first beach library, which turned out to be a success.

All the Parties Dénia they reinvented themselves with a high-level cultural program, although dispensing with the main concert due to the coronavirus.

July also brought an increase in the coronavirus and new tough restrictions, again imposing the curfew in Dénia due to its special situation.

August: when the heat attracted the wind

August brought a tough heat wave, but also the normality in the reopened nightlife and what it entailed. During the nights of Dénia the bottles, vandalism (some of these against the memory of the victims of COVID) and, above all, fights were continuous.

With the heat came the wind, turning the city upside down for an afternoon, with multiple accidents especially on the beaches because of the hurricane-force gusts.

It was the month we were able to chat and Get to know Michelin Star chef Danny Lledó better, who spent a few days in the city where he grew up. We were also allowed to see for the first time the transformation of the largest park in Dénia: the Bosc de Diana.

September: month of records and losses

The prices of housing in the most expensive area of ​​the urban area of ​​Dénia soared while other areas endured a invasion of pigeon droppings. We discovered that the summer had been much more successful in terms of visitors than the previous one, but also that the fights were counted by the tens a week.

We also found the best riding schools in the city (Internet things) and they were revealed the modern and luxurious mansions that would occupy the coastline of Les Rotes. Of course, the latter at the cost of one of the most historic properties in the area, losing Dénia one of its most valuable architectural monuments to turn it into a privileged urbanization.

And speaking of discoveries, they made us see what the city would be like within a few decades of perpetuating pollution levels. Unrecognizable images, in which most of Dénia's neighborhoods are seen succumbing to the sea.

October: iron trees, concerts and Nazis

The summer season ends but not visits, well the influencers chose Dénia as one of the best tourist destinations. The wild boars seem to have read that news, as they began to appear in greater numbers in the center of the city.

It could also be that they wanted to see for themselves the great claim of those days of the municipality: the huge iron tree on Marqués de Campo.

During the Nou d'Octubre parties, Dénia met again with music, organizing several concerts with resounding success, with artists of the stature of Zoo y Xavi Sarria on stage. We also saw the darker side of nightlife, with the tremendous attack of eighty young people to the police.

But there was also light, a lot of light, as the Fira de Tots Sants shone again in Torrecremada. While, in cinemas all over Spain they learned about the municipality's murky past when it became a residence for Nazi criminals.

November: from ghost towns to the high seas

We toured again the most terrifying places in Dénia after Halloween, discovering that one of them had turned into a dangerous street art gallery.

November brought a new sea ​​storm that set off alarms, because the memory of Gloria is still present. Now, in the end it had nothing to do with it.

We found forgotten nazi treasures and with some former Barça coach enjoying his recent dismissal in a restaurant in Dénia.

In addition, it was the month in which we began our adventure aboard the Franjumar to discover the secrets of red prawn fishing in Dénia in a completely new format for us.

December: another Christmas between coronavirus

The stop that we have most present. It started in the best way, with the celebration of a reimagined D * na, new Michelin Star achieved and reunion with the Nit de la Llum. We have also seen light up our own viral Eiffel Tower. But, at the same time, the shadow of the coronavirus increased again, despite new restrictions such as the obligation to present the COVID passport.

At an urban level it has been a very important month. We have seen the new face of the municipal market and the House of the Marchioness, and we have been taught what will be the future square of Marqués de Campo and the renewed Glorieta del País Valencià.

Comments
  1. Your cousin denia's says:

    All good except for the illegality and stupidity of the City Council allowing the destruction of one of the oldest houses of Denia Agustín Chermes would be returned in his grave before such hicks

  2. AngelinaCausera says:

    Very interesting information in general.


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